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31 July 2012, 17:42
Yo NR.
Firstly the mod does work. full marks for utube.
The "rubber duck" aerial can't cope with the full spectrum of frequencies anyway.
THat means you'll be transmitting badly on a lot of the channels ergo poor range.
IMO the modulation shouldn't be adjusted though. It hurts the ears listening to it if set too high.
I'm pretty sure it causes a lot of channel spill too if you yell into the mic. That could also cause a lot of television interference. Not a good thing.
The car kit allowed me to use a 2.5 m magmounted aerial (firestick) but as there is no SSB, it's pretty useless having all those channels to play with.
Yes it will still work on the UK and EU CEPT bands.
I unlocked one for a ham. He spent more time with his eyes on a frequency list than actually using it. And there is the problem in a nutshell. What on earth do you need all them channels for?
Come SHTF time, everyone in the UK will be using:
UK Channel 9 FM to transmit my calls for help.
UK Channel 19 FM to look for other users.
If everything is quiet, I'll also be using EU (CEPT) channel 9 & 19 as above in AM & FM.
I'll have 80 channels to play with (without the mod) but most others will be using 2-6 channels at the most.
You've got 8 memory channels so that's UK 9 & 19, EU 9 & 19 in AM & FM with two spare holes.
One would be my home, the other . . . .well could be used for anything really.
Not being funny but if the world goes bad, 400 channels is a heck of a lot of wasted time when the rest of the world is only using 6.
Now if it could be modified for SSB use, that's another story!!!!!!!!!!!
Firstly the mod does work. full marks for utube.
The "rubber duck" aerial can't cope with the full spectrum of frequencies anyway.
THat means you'll be transmitting badly on a lot of the channels ergo poor range.
IMO the modulation shouldn't be adjusted though. It hurts the ears listening to it if set too high.
I'm pretty sure it causes a lot of channel spill too if you yell into the mic. That could also cause a lot of television interference. Not a good thing.
The car kit allowed me to use a 2.5 m magmounted aerial (firestick) but as there is no SSB, it's pretty useless having all those channels to play with.
Yes it will still work on the UK and EU CEPT bands.
I unlocked one for a ham. He spent more time with his eyes on a frequency list than actually using it. And there is the problem in a nutshell. What on earth do you need all them channels for?
Come SHTF time, everyone in the UK will be using:
UK Channel 9 FM to transmit my calls for help.
UK Channel 19 FM to look for other users.
If everything is quiet, I'll also be using EU (CEPT) channel 9 & 19 as above in AM & FM.
I'll have 80 channels to play with (without the mod) but most others will be using 2-6 channels at the most.
You've got 8 memory channels so that's UK 9 & 19, EU 9 & 19 in AM & FM with two spare holes.
One would be my home, the other . . . .well could be used for anything really.
Not being funny but if the world goes bad, 400 channels is a heck of a lot of wasted time when the rest of the world is only using 6.
Now if it could be modified for SSB use, that's another story!!!!!!!!!!!